New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-01
BITS OF CURRENT CHAT.
INCIDENTS OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
AND OPINION

INCIDENTS OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
AND OPINION.
I was standing In front of sketch by Bierstadt the
artist the other day which repre- ented old buffalo
bull, pierced by arrow and struggling In death
throes the prairie, while Indian came riding up
to his victim. In the background herd OF bufaloes
we're throwing up their heels they Hoped away.
Western man at my side said: @Thst is
fe-like picture, but shall the herds OF
bufaces again and doubt II there hundred
in the airy to-day They have been literally ex
terminated The great hosts which used to roam un-
have her ls which the border nen have told me
contained fully 100, 600 animals When they moved
over the prairie they swept ever ything before them
In stampede no living thing could hope to hive In
front OF them unless 1t could outrun their leaders
Twenty years ago there millions of bufaoes on
the plains and it is shame that no measure was
taken TO prevent their wholesale destruction"
The artist himself came in while we were talking
on this subject, and Mr. Bicrstadt remarked that he
himself the bufaloes in herds that literally
countless. In talking about sketches of animals Mr.
Bersadt spoke OF an experience that he had with
seal on an island oil the Pacific Coast where he made
q number Of sketches last year. On the mainland
near the island shooting of seal prohibited There
is lighthouse the island and law to protect the
seals there but very few people go the island the
seals have nearly as practical immunity as the seals
on the shore and quite tame. After sketehhg for
two three days he concluded to take a seaskn and
always to be in the centre OF the groups the
rocks. He shot the animal under the eye and gaze
500 gold piece to two islanders to skin it. The seal
measured twelve feet from tip TO tip, and Mr. Bier
stadt Lad made up his mind that he would use the
skin to fashion magnificent cover tor lounge ia his
studio After days to skin the beast the
islanders came and gave him back the $50 gold piece
saying that the old fellow tough that they
could not skin him. 1t was great disappointment to
the artist
In the Gilsey House the other day II. c. Duyal the
popular secretary Of Chauncey NJ. Depew, was met
He said that he had been spending two weeks in New
York City with his wife just for q change from the
confinement of Brooklyn. II s quite popular thiLg
for Brooklyn people TO do" said he. Harry Pol
hemus is down at the Fifth Avenue to stay week
He lives on Washington Heights. 1t is great com
tort TO be able to 90 the theatre IN the evening and
got TO bed before midnight. We could not do that
when we came over from Brooklyn to New-York"
Young James G. Blaine resembles his BROTHER
Walker and has the family resemblance to his father
which all the Blaine boys bear. He is living a; the
New York Hotel with his wife, and Is engaged with
firm OF stock brokers' He Is stripping In appearance
His acquaintance say that he is developing n level
head tor business and strong common sense lie said
recently that his brief experience 10 journalism was
never intended by him to be the beginning of life
career had TO earn my bread, said he and tried
newspaper work temporary expedient When
lett Pittsburg TO come TO New-York had a chaotic
idea that l would try TO secure work on my merit.
The sons of men whose names are great have n
burden to bear that the world does not wholly appre
ciate They are judged by their fathers rather than
taken for themselves. | brought letters from my
former employers in Pittsburg, and asking employ
ment here did not mention my name at oil. didn't
get the work for which applied. But after oil sm
satisfied, for have gone INTO business that suits me
better"
Senator George Hearst, of California. who recently
spent some time here, has the appearance OF
roads patriarch and oracle. lie is above six feet in
height careless in dress, with strong iace full OF
rude force and character, and flowing gray beard.
When saw him he was lamenting the fact that he
must start once for California. came over here
from Washington said he. expecting to stay and
the races, and have good time we'll good rest
Almost the first thing found was dispatch from j.
b. Haggin saying my presence Is needed at once In
California II may be prospective loss OF II hundred
dollars or a hundred thousand. II may be q chance
TO make a hundred thousand. IL may he somebody
about to die. II would hardly be on account OF any
body coming to lie. But they wouldn't send me such
"A dispatch unless they knew what they were about
SO it's use TO wire back and ask what's up shall
start at once"
Speaking about his son. who is now the ruling spirit
of " The San Francisco Examiner" Senator Hearst
said Well, you see, didn't want him 10 60 into
journalism. offered him land and horses and cattle,
and banks AID mines, out of which 10 choose lie
work. lie didn't take TO any OF them Now. what's
the use. father he says Of my having all this book
learning il don't put 1t to good want 10 be
power in the land, and the newspaper IA the medium
Well, the old Examiner was running behind all the
time. rsadv ." give il to any You could
have bad il for asking. But tho boy had kcUs ,.o
me TO hold on TO il 10, HIM Now he making ii spin
They tell me he is success at il and he says he will
make the paper pay. lie has none but Harvard lei
lows the pager. You see, he graduated at Harvard
But he's mighty independent about IT, III thtY don't
suit he fires them right out and sends tor more lar-
ward men. confess his success Ia greater than ex-
pected, and am much gratihed by It,
The condition OF business affairs the Coast being
preached drew out this remark from the Senator;
The Pacific Coast has greater prosperity
than it enjoys Its general business is good
Mining is looking mp and msing stocks are not only
more active but are more valuable There will be con-
siderable activity in gold mining, not to say BOOM
story il told OF dispatch that w. j. Arkell re-
Gently sent to General Powell Clayton, OF Eureka
Springs Arkansas. Mr. Arke was out there with
party OF friends last summer and the General took
them on horseback trip the country which lett
Mr. Arke 40 sore that he did pot got 1t for three
or four days When Mr.. Blaine at Eureka |
Syringe three weeks ago Mr.. Arkell teesraphed to
CLAYTON to this effect: hope you will not give |
Blaine such horseback experience as j got We |
need ALI his backbone Tor 1888" told that the
answer TO this dispatch came back from Mr.. Blaine
himself, but except Mr. Arken hns YET been able
to ascertain what 1t contained and lac won't tell
Some newspaper men assert that the coming news
aper OF the world will be which does not insert
I'D yertisements. Yet many trade journals have no
regular subscription Lists but rely entirely upon adver-
Using for profits In conversation here the other day
Charles H. Wright, who has been engaged in the pub
caon CT trade Journal TOR Australian trade, gave
ZONE curious facts. For instance, be said that while
1t costs cents per copy to mail one OF his papers to
many places in the postal union 1t only costs cents
,opy 10 send one to Australia This Is due to the fact
hat tho Australian Government gives large subsidy
o the mail steamers running to San Francisco. Mr..
rights paper has no subscription list at all but up
ward Of $500 papers mailed from here every
month to Australia and the advertising patronage mas
been large. In discussing this trade MIR. Wright III.
Heated that its greatest drawback was IN the fact
hat exchange is 81 slow between the countries. IL
,et his money for goods sold in Australia 1t takes
rom two to three months OF this time to get the goods
,ut and then the credits must be Tor six or eight
non his and finally the payments must all cone round
,y way OF England. which takes still further time